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@@ -16,19 +16,16 @@
   .. image:: /images/picT.png
      :align: left
 
-.. raw:: latex
-
-    \dropcap{t}
-
-ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction (IF),
-were highly popular computer games during the 1980s.  As technology evolved
-they faded from the market, unable to compete with increasingly
-sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from dead.  The Internet
-grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal point for fans of the
-genre.  By developing IF programming tools and systems, organising contests
-and writing tutorials and reviews, these enthusiasts have led a revival
-responsible for many notable works, including some whose quality arguably
-surpasses that of the best commercial titles of the 1980s.
+|T|\ext adventures, otherwise known collectively as interactive fiction
+(IF), were highly popular computer games during the 1980s.  As 
+technology evolved they faded from the market, unable to compete with 
+increasingly sophisticated graphical games; however, IF was far from 
+dead.  The Internet grew, and Usenet discussion forums offered a focal 
+point for fans of the genre.  By developing IF programming tools and 
+systems, organising contests and writing tutorials and reviews, these 
+enthusiasts have led a revival responsible for many notable works, 
+including some whose quality arguably surpasses that of the best 
+commercial titles of the 1980s.
 
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@@ -115,7 +112,11 @@ Inform statement:
 
 as meaning "display on the player's screen the arbitrary character or
 characters which are represented here by the placeholder *string*".
-Examples might include::
+Examples might include:
+
+.. include:: /config/typethis.rst
+
+::
 
   print "Hello world!";
   print "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on
@@ -123,14 +124,7 @@ Examples might include::
 	 the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish
 	 from the earth.";
 
-We place the "TYPE" symbol alongside game fragments which you can type in
-as a part of our working examples.  This differentiates them from other
-code snippets whose only purpose is to illustrate some particular feature.
-
-.. todo::
-
-   The "TYPE" symbol doesn't really work here.  Think of a better way to
-   indicate typed-in fragments.
+.. include:: /config/typeinfo.rst
 
 Useful Internet resources
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